Identifying and Treating Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Details & Video
Overview & Objectives
- Examine the prevalence and risk associated with FH
- Review the strategies to recognize potential FH patients
- Identify optimal treatment strategies for FH
Planning Committee & Faculty
Planning Committee & Faculty

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine,
McMaster University
Medical Director
Canadian Collaborative Research Network
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Assistant Professor,
University of Toronto,
Dept. of Family and Community Medicine
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Clinical Associate Professor
University of British Columbia
Medical Director
Fraser Street Medical
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Professor, University of Toronto
Department of Family and Community Medicine
University Health Network
North York General, Mount Sinai
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Jacob J. Wolfe Distinguished Medical Research Chair in Human Gene Function
Martha G. Blackburn Chair in Cardiovascular Research
Director, London Regional Genomics Centre
Scientist, Molecular Medicine, Robarts Research Institute
Distinguished University Professor, Departments of Medicine (Division of Endocrinology) and Biochemistry, Western University
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Agenda
Agenda
Program Chapter | Duration (Min:Sec) |
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Introduction | 2:02 |
Patient case | 5:34 |
Prevalence of FH | 4:39 |
Associated CV risk | 4:03 |
Identifying potential FH patient | 2:29 |
Treatment strategies | 4:31 |
Practical considerations and summary | 2:08 |
Sponsorship

This program has been developed by the Canadian Collaborative Research Network, a not-for-profit physician organization, and is supported through an educational grant received from:
Amgen Canada
Links & Resources
Links & Resources:
- Yuan et al. CMAJ 2006; 174:1124-9
- Adapted from Nordestgaard BG et al. Eur Heart J 2013;34:3478-90a
- Adapted from Austin MA et al. Am J Epidemiol 2004;160:421-9; Genest J et al. Can J Cardiol 2014;30:1471-81
- Ruel, I et al. in review
- Genest J. et al. Can J Cardiol. 2014; 30:1471-81
- Defesche JC et al. Nat. Rev. Dis. Primers 2017 doi:10.1038/nrdp.2017.93
- Adapted from Kastelein, JJP et al. As presented during ESC Congress 2015, Abstract 5772.
- Raal F et al. Lancet 2015;385:331-40